Species Spotlight – Taxus canadensis (Canadian yew)
I had always heard from other botanists and forestry professionals that Taxus canadensis (Canadian yew) was all-but-extinct except in hard to find or otherwise pristine locations in Pennsylvania and West…
ArcheWild, Wonderful West Virginia: cultivating our employees through explorative education.
As a small company, Archewild is a tightly knit community in which we not only care deeply about our work but also participate in ongoing, cohesive efforts to further knowledge…
Species Spotlight – Blephilia hirsuta var. hirsuta
Blephilia hirsuta var. hirsuta, or hairy pagoda-plant, is a very attractive and useful plant in the landscape, although much under-used. Midwestern strains tend to be shorter and deeper shades of…
Species Spotlight – Dicentra eximia
Dicentra eximia is naturally found in environments with little competition from trees or shrubs, such as on a mountain bald or in the talus at the bottom of a slope…
Species Spotlight – Diervilla sessilifolia
Diervilla sessilifolia is a long-overlooked, high-quality landscaping shrub suitable as garden accent, pollinator service, or workhorse functional hedgerow. Diervilla sessilifolia, or southern bush honeysuckle, is a much more robust and…
Species Spotlight – Ribes americanum
Ribes americanum (American black currant) Ribes americanum, American black currant, is an attractive and durable shrub in the gooseberry family that grows across much of Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, New…